Sprocket-chain.



F. L. MORSE.

SPROGKET CHAIN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1908.

Patented Mait29, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

F. L. MORSE.

SPROOKET GHAIN.

AAAAAAAA 1011 FILED JUNE 27 1908.

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FRANK L. MORSE, 0F ITHACA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR "iO MGRSE CHAIN COMPANY, OF ITHACA, NEW YORK, A. GORPORATEON 9F 'ZN'EW 03K.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 27, 1908. Serial Ho. $40,132.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK L. MORSE, a

citizen of the United States, residin at Ithaca, in the countyof Tompkins and tate of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sprocket-Chains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to drive chains for sprocket wheels, and more particularly to chains of the :open link type in which the links are formed with side lates or bars between which the teeth 0 the sprocket wheels extend; the present invention also has special reference to chains of this class such as shown in prior Morse patents #663,352 and #663,353, .of December 4, 1900, and #799,074l, of September 12, 19.05, in which .the joint Pintle is formed in a plurality of' parts, preferably two, one part being adapted to bear and turn upon another as the joint bends. i

' he present invention has for its objects, to increase the durability and wear of chains of this character by extending the bearing surface between the pintle parts, and increasing the shearing strength of the joint; to provide improved means for holding the pintle parts in place and for securing the parts .of the joint together; and to simplify and mprove certain other features of construction which will hereinafter be more fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing; Figure 1 is a perspective view of several links of one form of chain embodying any improvements,

and havingsome of ,the washers and side ,plates removed to more clearly show the joints; Fig. 2 a perspective view showing the parts of one of the joints slightly separated; Fig. 3 a similar, view showing the parts of the adjacent joint; Fig. 4. a perspective view of a roller for the joint; Fig. 5 a perspective view of one of the inside link plates; Fig. 6 a similar View of one of the outside link plates; Fig. 7 a perspective view ofone form of washer; Fig. 8 a perspective view of ,a portion of two links of a chain showing a slight modification, the side plates on .one side and one of the rollers being removed to more clearly show theconstruction of the joints; Fig. 9 .a perspective view of .a modified form of washer to be used with one of the joints illustrated in Fig. 8; ,Fig. 10 a similar view of a washer adapted to be used .on the adjacent oint shown in Fig. 8; Fig. 11 a horizontal sectional View of a few links of the chain illustrated in Fig. 1; Fig 12 a side elevation of v .the same; and 13 and 14 a plan and side View respectlvely of a modified form of chain having bent side link plates.

As shown in the drawing, the adjacent links of the chain are composed of two outside plates and two inside plates respectively, the links being joined by pint-1e parts which pass through suitably shaped apertures in the ends of the plates. struction as shown ,in the .prior patents above referred to, only one of the pintle parts extends through theoutside link plates In the chain collso that the bearing of the .pintle parts one u, on another is less than the full width of tlib outside links and the shearing strength .of the joint is limited to the cross sectional area of only one of the pintle parts. Ac-

. cording to my present improvements all of the pintle parts of the oint are extended through both the inside and outside link plates thereby increasing the length of the bearing of one of said parts upon another by the thickness of the outside plates, and adding to the shearingstrength by the full cross sectional area of all .of the pintle parts. Any desired number .of-pintle parts may be employed in the j int, and these parts may be of any suitable form or configuration having a bearing one upon another throughout their length, but il prefer to em ploy pintles constructed in two parts and to so form the bearing surfaces between (the same that one shall have a rolling engagement with the other. As shown in the drawing, one of these .pintle parts 15 is formed with a substantially ,plane bearing surface, and is termed the seat pin, while the other pintle ,part 16 is for ned with a curved or rounded bearing sunface and is termed the rocker, the seat pins being pref- .erably arranged to all face in the same direction and both pintle parts extending through suitably formed apertures in both the inside link ,plates 17 ,and outside link plates l8at each joint.

The apertures 19 and 2,9 intheendsofitho outside link plates are preferablyshaped to .holdin placebne part of the pintle,-S 1Cl as the seat pin .at oneend and the ,rocker pin at the other end, each aperture also providing ample clearance for the movement of the part of the pintle not held therein. The

pintle parts may also be shouldered at the point where they pass through apertures in the link plates for clearance purposes.

As shown in the drawings, the seat pins l5 are shouldered at 23 at each alternate joint for angular clearance in the apertures 20 of the outside plates 18 while the rockerpins 16 are shouldered at 25 at the interme-.

diate joints for clearance in the apertures 19 at the other end of each outside link plate .18.

The apertures 21 at one end of the inside link plate 17 may be formed to hold in place the seat pin 15 and to permit free movement of the other parts of the pintle, while the aperture 22 at the other end of the inside link plate 17 engages with the rocker 16 but provides clearance for the free movement of the seat pin member;

For the purpose of securely holdin the. joint and the parts of thechain toget er 1 also be notched, as indicated at 24 to provide angular clearance in the oppositely leading inside plates.

If desired the seat pins or rocker pins may be provided with shouldered projections at each alternate joint for extending through corresponding openings in the washers 28, as indicated in Figs. 8, 9 and '10.

On the joint pins are mounted the usual rollers 27 for engaging the teeth of the sprocket wheels. I

By means of this construction the seat pin members of the pintles with their rivet pins are held in the apertures of the outside plate at each alternate joint, while the rocker members with their rivet pins are held in the outside plates at the other joints at which the seat pins are also held in the apertures of the inside plates. The rivet pins of soft metal form a convenient means for holding the parts of the chain together at the joint, as the rivet pins can vbe easily extracted or renewed and the joints readily taken apartor assembled as desired.

According to the modification illustrated in Figs. 13 and l t, the links are formed of bent side plates 29 so that each one has an outside end and an inside end and all of the joints may be alike, the apertures at the outside ends of the link plates being forrned to hold in place the seat pin members 15 with their rivet pins 26 and to provide clearance for the rocker 16 which extends through and adapte both the outside and inside plates and bears posed of side plates, and pintles formed in two parts, both of said parts extending through the side plates of the two adjacent links at'each joint and bearing upon each other throughoutthe full outside width of the links of the chain.

2. In an open link chain, links composed of side plates, and pintles formed in two parts extending through both pair of adjacent link plates at each joint, one part of. the

pintle bein held by the plates of one link 51 to turn upon the other part of the pintle.

3. In an openlink chain, links composed of side plates, and pintles formed in two parts extending through both pair of adjacent link plates at each joint, the pintle parts bearing upon each other with a rolling engagement throughout the full outside width of the links.

4. In an open link chain, links composed of side plates, and pintles formed in two parts extending through both pair of adjacent link plates at each joint, one pintle part engaging with the plates of one link and the other pintle part engaging with the plates of the adjacent link.

-5. In a drive chain the combination with link plates, of pintles formed in two separate parts extending through said link plates washers on the outside of the joints, an rivet pins also extending through said plates and riveted to said washers.

6. A drive chain having links composed of I a plurality of plates with apertures at their ends, pintles formed in two parts extending through said apertures, washers for holding the parts of the chain together, and rivet pins also extending through said apertures and connected to said washers.

3 A: drive chain having links composed of a plurality of plates with apertures at their ends, pintles formed in a p urality of parts extending through said apertures, and rivet pins also passing through the apertures, said apertures being formed to hold in place one part of the pintle and the. rivet pins and to permit free movement of another part of the pintle.

8. A drive chain having links composed of side plates with apertures at their ends, pintles formed in two parts extending through the apertures of the plates of both adjacent links and adapted to bear upon each other, said pintle parts being shouldered at their ends to give greater angular clearancein the apertures of oppositely leading plates.

9. A drive chain having links composed of side plates with apertures at their ends,

pintles formed in two parts, Comprising a rocker and a seat pin, extendin through said apertures in the side plates 0% the adja-. cent links, the apertures im the plates of one link at each joint being formed to hold cent links, the apertures in the plates of one link at each ad acent joint being formed to hold the rocker pin in place. r 11. A drive chain having links composed of side plates with apertures at their ends,

pintles formed in two parts, comprising a rocker and a seat pin, extendin through said apertures in the side plates 0%the adjacent links, and outside washers at the joints, the seatpin and rocker pin being alternately extended through said Washers at the joints.

12. A drive chain having adjacent links composed of two outside plates and two inside plates respeotively, pintles formed in two parts extending through apertures in bot-h pair of side plates and bearing upon each other throughout the full width of the outside links, and a roller mounted on the pintle between the side plates.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 'my hand.

' FRANK L. MORSE. Witnesses:

R. F. EMERY, WM. M. CADY. 

